HENRY CHURCHILL KING OF OBERLIN.
New Haven: Published for Oberlin College by Yale University Press, 1956. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed presentation from Love on the front endpaper, to the President of Oberlin College in Ohio: “Inscribed for William Edwards Stevenson of Oberlin, with many regards, Donald M. Love. Stevenson [1900–1985] was an American Olympic track and field athlete, lawyer and diplomat, and served as president of Oberlin College from 1946 to 1960. In 1962 President Kennedy appointed him as an ambassador to the Philippines, where he served until 1965. He then became the head of the Aspen Institute of Humanistic Studies in Colorado. Stevenson won a gold medal in the 4×400-metre relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics. Love was Secretary of Oberlin College. Henry Churchill King was Oberlin's President from 1902 to 1927. A nice association copy! Small quarto: cranberry-red cloth in dustjacket; 300 pages. Item #57078
Very Good (covers bright with minor wear; contents clean & tight); moderate wear & browning (two tiny tears) d/j.
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